José Nicolas (1956) - Tchad Ati 1983

Digital print in a 30 x 20 mat

José Nicolas is a French photojournalist and gallerist, born in 1956 in Casablanca. His career is marked by war reporting, humanitarian missions and, more recently, the valorization of photographic heritage.

Career
A former paratrooper, he discovered photography by working alongside reporters on the front lines.
From 1984, he worked with Bernard Kouchner and the Médecins du Monde missions, which he documented in Lebanon, Kurdistan, Afghanistan and the South China Sea.
He then joined the Sipa Press agency, for which he covered numerous international conflicts for about twelve years.

His work

His work blends:

- war photojournalism;
- humanitarian witnessing;
- portraiture and documentary photography;
- landscapes shot on medium-format analogue film in a more personal approach.

Gallery activity

For several years, José Nicolas has also devoted himself to promoting photographic collections and is cofounder of Atelier/Galerie Taylor, a Paris-based space dedicated to 20th-century photography and collectible prints.